WWF's office for Central America is based in Costa Rica. It promotes actions region-wide that contribute to conservation while seeking sustainable developments in the short, medium and long terms.
Founded: 1986
Lilian Marquez
Information Director
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
+506 22348434 ext 103
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
De McDonald's Plaza del Sol 300 metros sur y 100 metros este Curridabat San José Costa Rica +506 2234 8434 +506 2253 4927
Junquillal beach on Costa Rica’s Pacific coastline is one of the country’s most important nesting beaches for leatherback turtles. But because the bea...
Hundreds of thousands of marine turtles are accidentally caught and killed in fishing nets each year. In the eastern Pacific alone, leatherbacks have ...
WWF's gobal programme of work on bycatch, of which this project forms part, aims to mitigate bycatch in a coordinated and strategic manner. The progra...
New figures released today show that moving to a “green” global economy could not only protect the planet from the worst effects of climate change but is surprisingly affordable.
Santiago de Cali, Colombia - Alternative fishing technology has been shown to save turtles while not affecting fish catches, according to a report released by WWF and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
Sea turtles lay their eggs into the beach sand. Many return to the exact beaches that they were hatched to lay the eggs for the next generation of turtles. But sea level rise due to climate change threatens beach habitat. A new study predicts that turtle reproduction will be hard hit.
Saving pandas, gorillas, sea turtles or tigers is not just about stopping an endangered species from going extinct, but also about reducing poverty and improving the lives of local communities, according to a new WWF report.
Ostional, Costa Rica. 11/29/05. The night of November 20, a two-headed olive ridley sea turtle hatchling (Lepidochelys olivacea) crawled out of its egg and caught the attention of WWF, the global conservation organization. Deformations of this sort can be associated with contaminants, increased temperatures possibly resulting from climate change, or other causes.
WWF applauds the adoption of an international ban on shark finning by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). Finning – the practice of slicing off a shark's fins and discarding the carcass – is driven by the lucrative market for "shark fin soup" and has sparked widespread public outcry.
Marine protected areas (MPAs) offer a range of benefits for fisheries, people and the marine environment. They work by providing safe havens for depleted fish stocks to recover.
Preliminary test results from 115 fishing vessels in Ecuador indicate the use of circle hooks can reduce the number of endangered sea turtles killed in long line fishing operations by as much as 90 per cent.
Facing rough sea conditions for more than three hours, a WWF outrigger canoe team competed in a paddling race to raise awareness for sea turtle conservation.